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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-A
REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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PrivateBancorp, Inc. PrivateBancorp Capital Trust I
(Exact Name of Registrant (Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter) as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware Delaware
(State of Incorporation (State of Incorporation
or Organization) or Organization)
36-3681151 Applied for
(I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) Identification No.)
Ten North Dearborn Street Ten North Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, Illinois 60602
(Address of Principal (Address of Principal
Executive Offices) Executive Offices)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [_]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [X]
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form
relates:
333-52676 ; 333-52676-01
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Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered: Each Class is to be Registered:
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None None
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
__% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities
(and the Guarantee with respect thereto)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
For a full description of PrivateBancorp Capital Trust I's __% Cumulative
Trust Preferred Securities (the "Trust Preferred Securities") and
PrivateBancorp, Inc.'s guarantee (the "Guarantee") being registered hereby,
reference is made to the information contained under the captions "Description
of the Preferred Securities," "Description of the Debentures" and "Description
of the Guarantee" in the Prospectus that forms part of the Registration
Statement (Registration No. 333-52676 and Registration No. 333-52676-01) filed
by PrivateBancorp, Inc. and PrivateBancorp Capital Trust I with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 22, 2000 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained in the foregoing
Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement"), and the Prospectus, are
incorporated herein by reference. Definitive copies of the Prospectus describing
the Trust Preferred Securities will be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or pursuant
to an amendment to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933
and the above-referenced sections therein shall be incorporated by reference
into this registration statement on Form 8-A.
Item 2. Exhibits.
2.1 Certificate of Trust of PrivateBancorp Capital Trust I (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement.)
2.2 Trust Agreement of PrivateBancorp Capital Trust I (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registration Statement.)
2.3 Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of PrivateBancorp Capital
Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Registration
Statement.)
2.4 Form of Preferred Securities Certificate of PrivateBancorp Capital
Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registration
Statement which is included as Exhibit D to Exhibit 4.6 to the
Registration Statement.)
2.5 Form of Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement of PrivateBancorp
Capital Trust I (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the
Registration Statement.)
2.6 Form of Indenture for Junior Subordinated Debentures (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement.)
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2.7 Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement which is included as Exhibit
A to Exhibit 4.2.)
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 22, 2000 PRIVATEBANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Ralph B. Mandell
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Ralph B. Mandell
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
PRIVATEBANCORP CAPITAL TRUST I
By: /s/ Ralph B. Mandell
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Ralph B. Mandell, as Trustee
By: /s/ Gary L. Svec
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Gary L. Svec, as Trustee
By: /s/ Lisa M. O'Neill
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Lisa M. O'Neill, as Trustee
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